Gardner hits two-run homer in 3-0 win

12:07 AM,
Apr. 15, 2013

Hiroki Kuroda went the distance for the Yankees in Sunday night's 3-0 win over Baltimore at Yankee Stadium.

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Vincent Z. Mercogliano

Four innings came and went without a Yankees' base runner advancing past first base, but the bats broke out in the fifth.

A pitching duel was suddenly halted as the Yankees put enough runs on the board to support a masterful outing from Hiroki Kuroda on their way to a 3-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.

"He's got outstanding command," manager Joe Girardi said. "When I look at Hiroki, he's able to read swings, he's able to change speeds, he has pitches that he can freeze hitters on his fastball, he can get them to swing and miss his split and his slider, and he has his curveball that he goes to ...